Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry that it took so long to get the chapter up! It took me a while to write it, and then I couldn't load the document! I finally got it up, so here you go.

Rouge looked around at her surrondings. Ebony had followed Eggman to his base, taking Rouge with him. When they got there, Rouge noticed her mobility was returning. She didn't let Ebony know this, so she could escape without him knowing.

"He's caught Shadow," Ebony said. "If you could move, would you save him? Even if he hated you for something that wasn't true? I know what I'd do." Rouge bit back a nasty remark as Ebony carried her toward a window, looking down below on Shadow, Eggman, and Ciel.

"Oh god, this can't be happening now," Eggman said. "You aren't supposed to go into labor for another month!"

"Well, I am right now," Shadow snapped, "So you can stop freaking out about it. If the others don't get here soon, it's going to be you giving the c-section. Trust me, I disapprove of the idea as much as you do." Eggman silenced himself at this, looking bug-eyed at the prospect of having to do so.

"So it seems I picked the right moment to mess things up," Ebony said. "Well then, let's make this a little more interesting." Ebony leaned Rouge against a wall as he walked over to a nearby computer, typing in some codes on the keyboard. With his attention elsewhere, Rouge decided it was the perfect time to escape. She shakily got up (for the toxin was still in her system, though it had mainly wore out by now) and flew up near the top of the window. With a swift kick, she broke the glass, making a hole wide enough to get through. Everyone nearby heared the glass broke, causing all to look up.

"Rouge!" Shadow and Ciel both cried in unison, suprised to see her here. Shadow looked away, not wanting to look at the girl who (he thought) betrayed him.

"So the toxin wore off," Ebony said. "No matter. You're going to have a lot more on your hands. ROBOTS ASSEMBLE!"

At this, hundreds of robots entered the room, until they were everywhere within sight. Rouge got down to where Shadow and the others were, preparing for a fight that would probably ensue.

"I can fix this," Eggman said. "ROBOTS DISMISSED!" The robots did not move, instead moving forward. Ebony let out a laugh, as if he were the maniacal doctor himself.

"Fool!" he said. "I hacked into your computer. Your 'genius technology' was a piece of cake to crack, since I learned all your passwords. Anyway, all robots built in the base are now under my control. You know what that means? Robots, ATTACK!"

The robots began to attack. Rouge and Ciel both began to thrash the robots with flurries of kicks, while Shadow quickly took the trashed robot's weapons as his own, firing with deadly accuracy. Even Eggman pitched in, attacking the robots with the cannon on his arm. (For those of you who didn't read One Step Down, Eggman was turned into an echidna-cyborg, and has a cannon implanted in his arm)

"So why aren't you up there with your boyfriend?" Shadow asked Rouge as they fought.

"He is not my boyfriend," Rouge said, her voice still shaky from the toxin. "What he said and did at the appartment was all a lie."

"Even the ring?" Shadow asked, pausing a bit to blast a few more robots.

"Even the ring," Rouge said, throwing Ebony's engagement ring to the floor before she smashed another bot. "Shadow, do you really think I would use you, like he said, and then ditch you in the condition you're in? I wouldn't even pretend to be that low." Shadow was about to reply, when another sharp pain passed through him. He fell to his knees, as Rouge caught him at the last minute.

"Shadow!" she cried, "What happened?"

"The kid's still trying to come out," Shadow said. "The others better get here soon, or I'll-" At that minute, a blue streak came by, trashing a robot that had been about to shoot them. It was none other than Sonic.

"Looking for us?" Sonic asked, flashing a cocky smile.

"It's about time," Shadow said. "Where are the others?"

"Don't worry, they made it," Sonic said, watching some robots explode as Knuckles blazed through them as if they were twigs. A shrill whistle was heard from the other side of the room, where Gemini, Blaze, and Vanilla were.

"Sonic, I need you to get Shadow over there now," Rouge said. Shadow gave her a confused look as Sonic grabbed him.

"What about you Rouge?" Shadow asked.

"I have some unfinished business to take care of," Rouge said, motioning towards the black rabbit she had escaped from. "I won't be too long."

"If you're going up there, take me with you," Eggman said. "If you do, I might be able to stop these robots."

"And if I do, you won't use them to attack us?" Rouge asked.

"No, I don't want to kill you guys at the moment. I actually want the child to live."

"So you can kidnap it, and use it yourself?" Shadow asked.

"Maybe," Eggman said. "Maybe I just want another challenge to deal with."

"I doubt that," Rouge said, "but I'll take you up there anyway." Rouge grabbed Eggman, prepring to leave.

"Oh, and Shadow?" she said, turning to her husband.

"Yes Rouge?"

"Good luck."

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